Safety-razor.



No. 690,780. Patented Ian. 7, |902.`

A. Il.. SILBERSTEIN.

SAFETYRAZOR.

l (Application led June 6, 1901.) (un Model.)

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UNITED AST-rrriisQ APATENT OFFICE.4

ALBERT LYMAN SILBERSTEIN, OF NEW YORK, N.

SAFETY-RAZOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters `Patent No. 690,780, dated january7, 1902;

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.To all whom it may concern/ .A -v Be it known that I, ALBERT LYMANSILBER- STEIN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of thecity of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and: State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSafety-Razors, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescrip' blade relatively io the guard, to securely hold a thick bladeor a thin and Worn-out blade in position without requiring adjustment ofthe parts, and to permit theuser to readily and quickly clean the guardand the casing.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations ofthe same, as' will be fully described hereinafter and then i hold thesame incontact with the cross-pieces pointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of thevinven tion is represented in theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in'all theviews. l

Figure lis a front elevation of the improvement with the blade inposition. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same with the blade removed, andFig. 3 is a transverse section of the same with the blade in position.

A casing A, preferably made of sheet metal and U-shaped incross-section, is provided at its bottom with the usual handle B and atits top with end cross-pieces A', near the front ends of which aredepending bearings A2 for the trunnions C of the top C for the casing A,said top beingformed at its front end with a guard C2 and adapted torest with. its rear end C3 on the top edge of the rear Wall of thecasing. The top C extends between the crosspieces A and can be readilyswung over in a forward direction tothe position shown in dotted linesin Fig. 3 to allow of conveniently cleaning the under sides of the teethof the guard C?. 'Iho front of the casing Ais sufficiently cut out toallow a rearward swinging of the guard C2, as will be readily understoodby reference to the drawings. The trunnions C are located near the frontor guard end of the top C, as -is plainly shown in dotted lines,

toallow convenient cleaning thereof.

VOn the cross-pieces A are secured the-forward ends Dfof angularretaining-clips D for engagement by a blade E to hold the same againstlengthwise movement and to bear down on. the blade, so as to. hold it inposition ou the top C and the cross-pieces A'. The retaining-clips D aremade of spring metal and their rear free ends `are formed withdownwardly-extending arms D2, loosely guided in bearings A3, formed inthe cross-pieces A, the arrangement being such that the resiliency ofthe retainin g-cli ps norm ally presses the same toward the cross-piecesA'; but said clips are free to .yield upward upon pushing 4the blade Eforward, the top of the blade then engaging the under sides of saidclips. Thus `when the blade E is inserted the clips D bear onthe topsurface ofthe blade and .securely A and the top C. By thev arrangementdescribed the-angular Aclips readily accommodate thick or' thin bladeswithout requiring I :when the casing is almost completely openadjustment of .the blade-retaining parts by vthe user. The forwardmovement of the blade E is limited by stops F, extending up wardlythrough slots A4, formed in the front ends of the cross-pieces A', saidstops F being the upturned ends of a U-shaped springbar'F, riveted orotherwise secured to the inside of the casing at the front Wall thereof.Set-screws G screw in this front wall and engage the side arms of thespring-bar F' to adjust the stops F in atransverse direction and bringthe stops, and consequently the cutting .edge of the blade, in properrelation to the teeth of the guard C2.

In order to hold the blade E in position on the casing within the clipsD and against the stops F, a spring-latch H isprovided, fulcrunnedV atone end on a rivet I, held on thev wall of the casing A, saidspring-latch being formed near its lfulcrum end with an S-shaped bend Hto allow of llaterally swinging the roo downward, said free end H2straddling the l rear Wall of the casing, the free end terminating in asuitable handle H3, adapted to be taken hold of by the user of thesafety-razor to swing the same up or down in or out of engagement withthe back of the blade E.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patentl. A safety-razor having a blade-holding 1ocasing, and transversely-extending clips on said casing for engaging andretaining the blade, said clips being secured at their forward ends tothe casing and having their other ends working in guides and free toyield up- Ward when the blade is pushed into position,

as set forth.

2. A safety-razor having a blade-holding casing, and angularspring-clips on said casing for engaging and retaining the blade, saidclips being secu'red at their forward ends to the casing and being freeto yield upward when the blade is pushed into position, said clipshaving guide-arms engaging bearings on the casing, to guide the clips intheir upz 5 and-down movement, as set forth.

3. A safety-razor having a casing provided with end cross-pieces, and a-top for the casing and pivoted on said cross-pieces, the rear end ofsaid top being adapted to rest on the rear edge of the casing, as setforth.

4. A safety-razor having a casing provided with end cross-pieces, and atop for the casing and pivoted on said cross-pieces, the front end ofsaid top being provided with a guard, as set forth.

5. A safety-razor havinga casing provided with end cross-pieces, and atop for the casing and pivoted to said cross-pieces, the rear end ofsaid top being adapted to rest on the rear of the casing and the frontend of said top being provided with a guard, as set forth.

6. A safety-razor having a casing provided with end cross-pieces, saidcross-pieces having their front ends slotted, spring-bars secured to thecasing and projecting through the slots of the said end pieces, andscrews mounted in the casing and engaging the said bars, as set forth.

7. A safety-razor having a casing provided 5o with end cross-pieces,yielding clips carried by the cross-pieces, a top pivoted to-the saidcross-pieces and provided at its front end with a guard, and a latch forengaging the back of the razor, as set forth. 55

8. A safety-razor having a casing, and a spring-latch connected at oneend with the casing and adapted to engage with its other end the back ofthe blade, said spring-latch being formed near its fastening end with an6o S-shaped bend, to allow the free end of the latch to readily yield ina lateral direction, and having a U-shaped free end straddliug the rearwall of the casing and a handle at said free end, as set forth. 9. Asafety-razor, comprising a U-shaped casing provided with end cross-bars,Whose front ends are slotted, a top pivoted to the cross-bars, yieldingclips on said cross-bars, adjustable stops secured to the casing and 7oprojecting through the slots of the cross-bars,

and a pivoted spring-catch for engaging the back of the razor, as setforth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALBERT LYMAN SILBERS'IEIN.

Witnesses:

GEO. GAUBATZ, FANNYE KLEIN.

